Morgan: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: In France, Morgan is primarily a masculine name.

Morgan Overview

Meaning

Sea protector, sea chief, born of the sea

Gender

Girl, Gender-neutral

Origin

Welsh

Etymology

Derived from the Welsh name “Morcant,” meaning “sea-born” or “sea circle.”

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈmɔrgən/

Popularity

Morgan is used for both boys and girls, particularly in the USA and UK. In 2023, Morgan ranked #193 for girls and #677 for boys in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

5 (Visionary, Expansive, Adventurous)

Name Styles

Classic, Cool, Mythological

Associated Traits

Artistic, adaptable, independent

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Often linked to Welsh mythology, particularly Morgan le Fay, a powerful enchantress in Arthurian legend.

Morgan Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Morgana, Morrigan, Morwenna, Morgane, Morgaine, Morgen, Muirgen

Common Nicknames

Morgie, Morgs, Annie, Gana, Gan

Diminutives

Mo, Momo, Mogs, Morg, Ganny

Famous People

Morgan Freeman
(American Actor)
Morgan Fairchild
(American Actress)
Morgan Wallen
(American Country Music Singer)
Morgan Spurlock
(American Filmmaker)
Morgan Tsvangirai
(Zimbabwean Politician)
Morgan Saylor
(American Actress)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Morgan Jones
("The Walking Dead," TV Series)
Morgan Stark
("Avengers: Endgame," Film)
"Morgan"
(Film)
Morgan le Fay
("Merlin," TV Series)
Morgan Grimes
("Chuck," TV Series)
"Morgan's Run"
(Novel by Colleen McCullough)

Places

Morgan City
(Louisiana, USA)
Morgan Park
(Illinois, USA)
Morgan Hill
(California, USA)
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
(California, USA)
Morgan River
(South Carolina, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Morgan?

The name Morgan translates to “sea-born” or “great circle.” Those named Morgan are typically seen as adventurous and creative, with qualities of versatility and independence.

What Is the Origin of The Name Morgan?

Morgan’s roots lie in the Old Welsh “Morcant,” a combination of “mor” (sea) and “cant” (circle). This name, originating from coastal regions, signifies a lasting connection with the sea.

Morgan Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Morgan in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#2132022	#2472023
Top 3 Rankings	#221997	#231995	#231998

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Morgan

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	247 (-34 from 2022)	1245 (-136 from 2022)	0.07118
2022	213 (-8 from 2021)	1381 (-66 from 2021)	0.07702
2021	205 (-10 from 2020)	1447 (-44 from 2020)	0.08077
2020	195 (-19 from 2019)	1491 (-158 from 2019)	0.08435
2019	176 (-13 from 2018)	1649 (-110 from 2018)	0.08987
2018	163 (-10 from 2017)	1759 (-167 from 2017)	0.09459
2017	153 (-21 from 2016)	1926 (-413 from 2016)	0.10195
2016	132 (-11 from 2015)	2339 (-348 from 2015)	0.12082
2015	121 (-19 from 2014)	2687 (-318 from 2014)	0.13773
2014	102 (-2 from 2013)	3005 (-111 from 2013)	0.15360
2013	100 (-18 from 2012)	3116 (-286 from 2012)	0.16165
2012	82 (-7 from 2011)	3402 (-270 from 2011)	0.17541
2011	75 (-12 from 2010)	3672 (-404 from 2010)	0.18950
2010	63 (-6 from 2009)	4076 (-534 from 2009)	0.20789
2009	57 (-11 from 2008)	4610 (-724 from 2008)	0.22765
2008	46 (-3 from 2007)	5334 (-331 from 2007)	0.25609
2007	43 (-8 from 2006)	5665 (-830 from 2006)	0.26766
2006	35 (-2 from 2005)	6495 (-254 from 2005)	0.31069
2005	33 (-2 from 2004)	6749 (-546 from 2004)	0.33253
2004	31 (-2 from 2003)	7295 (-633 from 2003)	0.36153
2003	29 No change from 2002	7928 (-505 from 2002)	0.39513
2002	29 No change from 2001	8433 (-302 from 2001)	0.42698
2001	29 (-4 from 2000)	8735 (-767 from 2000)	0.44095
2000	25 (-1 from 1999)	9502 (-105 from 1999)	0.47611
1999	24 (-1 from 1998)	9607 (-610 from 1998)	0.49348
1998	23 (-1 from 1997)	10217 (-125 from 1997)	0.52706
1997	22 (+3 from 1996)	10342 (+47 from 1996)	0.54168
1996	25 (-2 from 1995)	10295 (-582 from 1995)	0.53697
1995	23 (+2 from 1994)	10877 (+222 from 1994)	0.56605
1994	25 (+9 from 1993)	10655 (+2083 from 1993)	0.54658
1993	34 (+7 from 1992)	8572 (+783 from 1992)	0.43479
1992	41 (+8 from 1991)	7789 (+995 from 1991)	0.38854
1991	49 (+9 from 1990)	6794 (+747 from 1990)	0.33412
1990	58 (+11 from 1989)	6047 (+1621 from 1989)	0.29434
1989	69 (+9 from 1988)	4426 (+630 from 1988)	0.22217
1988	78 (+17 from 1987)	3796 (+869 from 1987)	0.19739
1987	95 (+18 from 1986)	2927 (+450 from 1986)	0.15617
1986	113 (+14 from 1985)	2477 (+196 from 1985)	0.13422
1985	127 (+5 from 1984)	2281 (+106 from 1984)	0.12354
1984	132 (+35 from 1983)	2175 (+517 from 1983)	0.12061
1983	167 (+2 from 1982)	1658 (-58 from 1982)	0.09264
1982	169 (-7 from 1981)	1716 (-53 from 1981)	0.09458
1981	162 (+81 from 1980)	1769 (+707 from 1980)	0.09891
1980	243 (+215 from 1979)	1062 (+619 from 1979)	0.05964
1979	458 (+178 from 1978)	443 (+184 from 1978)	0.02571
1978	636 (+99 from 1977)	259 (+49 from 1977)	0.01576
1977	735 (+174 from 1976)	210 (+66 from 1976)	0.01277
1976	909 (+133 from 1975)	144 (+30 from 1975)	0.00916
1975	1042 (+134 from 1974)	114 (+19 from 1974)	0.00730
1974	1176 (+8 from 1973)	95 (+4 from 1973)	0.00607
1973	1184 (+393 from 1972)	91 (+33 from 1972)	0.00586
1972	1577 (-241 from 1971)	58 (-22 from 1971)	0.00360
1971	1336 (+53 from 1970)	80 (+5 from 1970)	0.00456
1970	1389 (+110 from 1969)	75 (+13 from 1969)	0.00409
1969	1499 (+525 from 1968)	62 (+27 from 1968)	0.00352
1968	2024 (-241 from 1967)	35 (-7 from 1967)	0.00205
1967	1783 (+199 from 1966)	42 (+8 from 1966)	0.00245
1966	1982 (-293 from 1965)	34 (-10 from 1965)	0.00194
1965	1689 (+91 from 1964)	44 (+1 from 1964)	0.00241
1964	1780 (+925 from 1963)	43 (+22 from 1963)	0.00220
1963	2705 (+734 from 1962)	21 (+7 from 1962)	0.00106
1962	3439 (-1402 from 1961)	14 (-19 from 1961)	0.00069
1961	2037 (+271 from 1960)	33 (+7 from 1960)	0.00159
1960	2308 (+795 from 1959)	26 (+11 from 1959)	0.00125
1959	3103 (-655 from 1958)	15 (-7 from 1958)	0.00072
1958	2448 (+1483 from 1957)	22 (+12 from 1957)	0.00106
1957	3931 (-437 from 1956)	10 (-2 from 1956)	0.00048
1956	3494 (-655 from 1955)	12 (-4 from 1955)	0.00058
1955	2839 (+651 from 1954)	16 (+5 from 1954)	0.00080
1954	3490 (+1106 from 1953)	11 (+4 from 1953)	0.00055
1953	4596 (+313 from 1952)	7 (+1 from 1952)	0.00036
1952	4909 (-1803 from 1951)	6 (-6 from 1951)	0.00032
1951	3106 (+2194 from 1950)	12 (+7 from 1950)	0.00065
1950	5300 (-56 from 1949)	5 No change from 1949	0.00028
1949	5244 (-2210 from 1946)	5 (-6 from 1946)	0.00028
1948	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1947	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1946	3034 (+1020 from 1944)	11 (+5 from 1944)	0.00068
1945	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1944	4054 (+201 from 1937)	6 (+1 from 1937)	0.00044
1943	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1942	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1941	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1940	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1939	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1938	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1937	4255 (+554 from 1918)	5 No change from 1918	0.00045
1936	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1935	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1934	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1933	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1932	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1931	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1930	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1929	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1928	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1927	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1926	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1925	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1924	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1923	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1922	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1921	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1920	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1919	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1918	4809 First SSA data recorded	5 First SSA data recorded	0.00042
1917	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1916	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1915	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1914	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1913	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1912	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1911	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1910	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1909	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1908	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1907	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1906	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1905	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1904	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1903	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1902	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1901	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1900	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1899	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1898	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1897	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1896	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1895	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1894	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1893	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1892	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1891	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1890	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1889	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Morgan

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

#3512021

#3642022

#3562023

California (CA)

#2472021

#2902022

#2882023

Ohio (OH)

#2012021

#2072022

#2222023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#1172021

#2092022

#1602023

New York (NY)

#2402021

#2332022

#2762023

Florida (FL)

#3962021

#3042022

#3432023

Illinois (IL)

#1452021

#1862022

#2052023

Michigan (MI)

#1082021

#1162022

#1752023

Georgia (GA)

#1942021

#2332022

#2372023

North Carolina (NC)

#1892021

#1852022

#2142023

Indiana (IN)

#2102021

#3012022

#3352023

Virginia (VA)

#2262021

#1952022

#2722023

Tennessee (TN)

#2702021

#3592022

#3282023

Missouri (MO)

#2222021

#1522022

#1992023

Wisconsin (WI)

#1982021

#1732022

#2052023

New Jersey (NJ)

#1542021

#1492022

#2662023

Maryland (MD)

#1402021

#2172022

#1672023

Alabama (AL)

#1702021

#2172022

#1962023

Minnesota (MN)

#1942021

#1542022

#1962023

Kentucky (KY)

#2662021

#2642022

#2902023

Louisiana (LA)

#3582021

#2902022

#3832023

Colorado (CO)

#2402021

#1572022

#3002023

Washington (WA)

#2382021

#2302022

#2502023

South Carolina (SC)

#1652021

#1912022

#4232023

Massachusetts (MA)

#1472021

#1792022

#1092023

Iowa (IA)

#2302021

#2202022

#2902023

Oklahoma (OK)

#1792021

#6012022

#2892023

Arizona (AZ)

#2792021

#2952022

#3932023

Kansas (KS)

#2302021

#3342022

#2352023

Utah (UT)

#2812021

#1732022

#1862023

Mississippi (MS)

#3582021

#1362022

#3062023

Connecticut (CT)

#1692021

#1932022

#1482023

Arkansas (AR)

#2262021

#1832022

#5412023

Oregon (OR)

#2882021

#1932022

#2832023

Nebraska (NE)

#2332020

#2692021

#2052023

West Virginia (WV)

#2312021

#1282022

#2212023

Maine (ME)

#892019

#1682020

#2392021

Idaho (ID)

#1702021

#2362022

#4352023

Nevada (NV)

#2862021

#3062022

#4122023

New Hampshire (NH)

#902020

#1992021

#1192023

South Dakota (SD)

#682021

#1932022

#1582023

Delaware (DE)

#1122018

#1372019

#2202020

North Dakota (ND)

#1282019

#1922020

#1162022

Montana (MT)

#1842020

#2222021

#2252023

New Mexico (NM)

#1372019

#3732022

#2472023

Rhode Island (RI)

#862015

#872016

#882020

District of Columbia (DC)

#1222020

#1302021

#1652022

Vermont (VT)

#982015

#612016

#1122018

Alaska (AK)

#1802020

#1682022

#1222023

Wyoming (WY)

#742013

#632015

#972023

Hawaii (HI)

#1972019

#1152020

#2112023

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Morgan a Name for Boys or Girls?

Traditionally, Morgan has been used for boys in Wales, but it has gained popularity for girls in recent years.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Morgan

Morgana
Morrigan
Morwenna
Morgane
Morgaine
Morgen
Muirgen

Morgan in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Morgan Freeman (Actor, born 1937): An American actor known for his deep voice and memorable roles in films like "The Shawshank Redemption."
Morgan Fairchild (Actress, born 1950): An American actress who became a prominent television star in the 1980s.
Morgan Wallen (Singer, born 1993): An American country music singer and songwriter with several chart-topping hits.
Morgan Spurlock (Filmmaker, born 1970): An American documentary filmmaker who directed "Super Size Me."
Morgan Tsvangirai (Politician, 1952–2018): A Zimbabwean politician and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change.
Morgan Saylor (Actress, born 1994): An American actress known for her role in the TV series "Homeland."
Morgan Lily (Actress, born 2000): An American actress and model who appeared in films like "2012" and "X-Men: First Class."
Morgan York (Actress, born 1993): An American actress who appeared in films like "Cheaper by the Dozen" and "The Pacifier."

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Morgan Name Meaning

Morgan Overview

Morgan Variations in Different Cultures

What Is the Meaning of Morgan?

What Is the Origin of The Name Morgan?

Morgan Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Morgan in the U.S. over the Years

Is Morgan a Name for Boys or Girls?

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Morgan

Morgan in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Similar Names to Morgan

Sibling Names for Morgan

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